Poultry News

Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance at EuroTier

24 November 2016

GERMANY - Pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, and E. coli are among the major pathogens causing foodborne illness.

If poultry farmers can reduce these pathogens in the gastro-intestinal tracts of their birds, then they can help reduce the risk of pathogens in food processing while sustaining or improving poultry performance.

On the farm, better biosecurity, hygiene, vaccination, and feed microbial security are helping to control pathogens. Going forward, however, farmers and need new nutritional health technology to assure greater food safety.

Dr Abdelrahman is the Poultry Technical Service & Business Development Manager in Europe for Diamond V. He notes that effective pre-harvest intervention against foodborne pathogens in poultry and other food animals requires proven reduction in prevalence, number, virulence, and antibiotic resistance.